Tamarac Officials Hope To Ease Traffic In Village

TAMARAC — City officials are hoping street signs will reduce the heavy traffic Edgewater Village residents contend will plague their neighborhood when Midway Plaza opens for business.

Under a plan approved by the city, no-right-turn signs will be posted at two exit ways planned for Northwest 79th Avenue. It is hoped the signs will keep motorists from turning north on Northwest 79th Avenue as they leave Midway Plaza.

Also, signs prohibiting through traffic and trucks will be posted at several points along Northwest 79th Avenue.

Residents of Edgewater Village complained to the City Council in January that the neighborhood has become a popular shortcut for motorists who use Northwest 79th Avenue to get between Commercial Boulevard and Northwest 61st Street and University Drive.

The residents said the traffic in their neighborhood is sure to become worse when Midway Plaza opens, and they asked that the two entrance-exit ways planned for Northwest 79th Avenue be eliminated.

Council members told the residents that would not be possible because the developer`s plans for the shopping center already had been approved. However, the developers have agreed to pay the $720 it will cost to post the new street signs.